It appears this is indeed the year of PS3, as exclusives just keep coming. Days on the heels of the GOW: Ascension announcement. Sony has yet another PS3 exclusive to announce, which they will do on gametrailerstv on thursday.

The game believe to be announced by Sony is, Playstation All sTars Battle Royale. The super smash bros type game that was rumored to be in development awhile back.

It’s a sad fact of life right now that video games are often the victims of censorship. Many nations around the world do not give games the same protection as art or expression that other more traditional forms like art are given. Probably the most well known example is Australia stripping Left 4 Dead 2 of much of the blood and gore.In Germany however, due to that nation’s history, displaying anything relating to the Nazi regime is extremely controversial, and sometimes outright illegal.

This brings us to the current case of Sniper Elite V2, the remake of a popular 2005 tactical shooter called simply Sniper Elite. Because the player is dropped into Germany to fight Nazis, the swastika and other Nazi paraphernalia likely feature into the game’s art, which is why it conflicts with German law, and will have to be cut.Also removed is a DLC where the player has a chance to kill Hitler, though no reason why there, you’d think they would encourage it.

Now isn’t this a treat? A NeoGaf forum user/big Tekken fan has uploaded a ton of art from Tekken Tag Tournament 2. This art was added to the arcade version of the game with the Unlimited update. Apparently, in the arcade version of the game, this art can be unlocked and used to replace the character portraits at the character select screen. How awesome does that sound? Hopefully this feature makes it to the home console version of the game.There are well over one hundred pieces here, contributed by three different Namco artists: Tomio Fujisawa, Shunya Yamashita and JUNNY.

We have all had that Battlefield moment, you do the most amazing thing ever, but no one saw it, or you completely decimate 8 guys with one clip of ammo? Or maybe you have the most amazing jet-ejection-seat-rpg-kill-back-to-jet-kill that anyone has ever seen? The technology or technical know how has always been the toughest part of capturing this video and putting it online. Now we have the Hauppauge HD PVR. The $199 HD recorder is easy to use and easy to hook up. So now when you have the desire to record your utter failures or astounding victories, the tools are cheap and available.

The HD PVR features a built-in H.264 high definition encoder, several different options for audio inputs, and recording datarates fare (which go up to 13.5Mbs). Don’t ask me what any of that means, but the video-philes will love it.

At first glance, this Spec Ops: The Line multiplayer trailer looks frightfully familiar. We’re not going to deny that the eight-player class-based competitive combat looks fun, but we’ve seen it all before.Where the game’s online component finds an identity, however, is in its implementation of sand. Like the single-player campaign you’ll need to fight against environmental hazards as much as enemy factions. Sandstorms, avalanches and collapsing buildings are all deadly threats, and give the game a sense of personality beyond its overarching military theme.

GameStop’s currently selling the 160GB version of the PS3 for a wallet-friendly $199. That’s $50 less than the recommended retail price. As Joystiq notes, hardware doesn’t often go on sale, so it’s possible the reduction could be related to future announcements. Either way, there’s never been a better time to pick up a new PS3.It’s not the only tempting discount GameStop’s currently running on PlayStation hardware. The US retailer is also offering a bundle deal on the Vita which includes a free game and case with every system.

Sony’s heavily rumoured crossover brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale took a step closer to confirmation this weekend, as cyber snoops uncovered a website domain registration for the title filed by SCEA.The name was previously mentioned in a PlayStation survey, and seems to be pretty legit at this point.The game itself is thought to be in development at new studio SuperBot Entertainment, and will collate some of Sony’s best known faces into a singular, self-referential party brawler. Yeah, we can’t wait either.

The original Heavenly Sword wasn’t quite the breakout success Sony expected it to be, but there was still a sequel in the works.The CV of former Sony Cambridge staffer Martin Binfield has revealed that a sequel to the action title was in development in 2008 before being cancelled.An animation reel by the same developer also offers an insight into a number of other shelved PlayStation 3 projects.

Recently Sony Cambridge was working on a sci-fi shooter, while it also started production on a “lifestyle project" back in 2007. There’s no mention of the heavily rumoured MediEvil sequel however.Sony Cambridge has since been partnered with Guerrilla Games, and is thought to be working on the next Killzone title for Vita.

For a game that’s designed around multiplayer, Twisted Metal has some seriously problematic connectivity issues. But at least it was actually playable up until the weekend.Indeed, players outside of the US are now complaining that the game won’t even load into the main menu unless you sign out of the PlayStation Network. While that temporary solution opens up access to offline play, it obviously leaves the multiplayer component greyed out.The frequency of the complaints forced director David Jaffe to apologise on Twitter:

I am hearing this and sorry about it. I will know what is up on Monday. No clue why SCEE territories are locked out. I’m sorry.While we’re sure the issue will be solved, we can’t shake the feeling that Twisted Metal’s post-release support has been shoddy. Much was made about the game’s sales potential ahead of its February release, but it actually did rather well at retail. As such it’s sad to see the title get pushed aside and forgotten – especially when the core experience was so exceptionally good.

It’s going to be a “good week for PlayStation fans” according to GameTrailers hype-man Geoff Keighley. The industry legend teased over the weekend that a “huge new PS3 exclusive” will be revealed on GTTV this Thursday, with the first in-game footage on display.While it’s unclear what the title will be, speculation appears to be centred on the heavily rumoured PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and the recently announced God of War: Ascension. While the latter is certainly possible, we're putting our bets on a Battle Royale reveal.

And there’s some evidence to support our prediction. SuperBot Entertainment – who’s believed to be the developer behind the mascot mash-up – recently updated its Twitter account for the first time, stating: “Boot sequence initiated.”

I was just going to post this trailer and yet you beat me to a post again! I'm kind of surprised that it's a prequel though, I was expecting a continuation from 3. I mean they did name this GOW: Ascension and by now we all know that at the end of GOW: III Kratos slayed himself on a phoenix.

I was wondering where the rumored co-op fits in.

It doesn't, SSM is apparently saving MP for GOW IV from the looks of it. Which is rumored to be a PS Orbis title.

It's a PC ONLY title and I don't believe it's coming to NA period it's mainly available in China. (HK, TW, etc...) It's ashame to because it looks awesome, it's basically an open world DBZ environment. You can train, explore the DB world, search for dragon balls, travel through time, etc... doing it all with your own created character.

Sleeping Dogs (formely True Crime: Hong Kong) looks like it could be a sleeper hit of 2012. The gameplay above is quite different from the previous True Crime games. Sleeping Dogs incorporates a little parkour (who doesn't like parkour) which seems to be a mainstay in the main character's movements. The game is slated to be released in September or October.

It's a PC ONLY title and I don't believe it's coming to NA period it's mainly available in China. (HK, TW, etc...) It's ashame to because it looks awesome, it's basically an open world DBZ environment. You can train, explore the DB world, search for dragon balls, travel through time, etc... doing it all with your own created character.

Having fought (or rather bought) its way out of financial difficulties, UK retailer GAME is back to doing exclusive deals with publishers, namely Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed III.

It’s been revealed that the previously-announced special edition of the game, the one complete with a new mission and weapon, will be exclusive to the retailer. It’ll sell for £39.99 on PS3 and 360, or £34.99 on PC. Looks like the other two more glamorous SEs will be available everywhere.

Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series has officially entered the pantheon of great PlayStation sellers, with Sony announcing this evening that the franchise has surpassed 17 million sales globally since its debut in 2007. The numbers account for the PS3 trilogy and Sony Bend’s recently released Vita spin-off. To celebrate the news, Sony hopes to add a few more numbers to that tally by releasing a game of the year edition of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception later this year. The updated retail release will repackage the main game alongside all of its multiplayer DLC.

We’ll finally get our first look at gameplay footage from Sony’s heavily rumoured mascot mash-up PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale this Thursday.Host Geoff Keighley prompted speculation when he teased a massive “PS3 exclusive” would debut on this week’s episode of GTTV – but the announcement has been all but confirmed today with a promo trailer revealing new studio SuperBot Entertainment as the developer.

The US studio has been linked to Battle Royale – originally named Title Fight – since late last year, when images of an in-development version of Sweet Tooth’s character model were leaked.Since then, Sony has registered domain names for the brawler and more.